Date: 2026-03-19Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary Gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (ii) Notification under clause (20A) Of the Railways Act, 1989 in connection with the Construction of Road Over Bridge in Lieu of Level Crossing (LC) No. 199 at Km.280/24 26 between Surareddipalem Ongole stations at Valluru village of Tanguturu Mandal in Prakasam District in the State of Andhra Pradesh
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has notified its intention to acquire 5.78 acres of land in Valluru village, Andhra Pradesh, for the construction of a Road Over Bridge at Level Crossing No. 199. Published on March 19, 2026, the notification allows interested parties to file objections within 30 days. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, has been designated as the Competent Authority to oversee the acquisition and resolve disputes under the Railways Act, 1989.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Location**
* **Purpose:** Execution of a "Special Railway Project" involving the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing (LC) No. 199.
* **Location:** The project is situated at Km. 280/24–26 between Surareddipalem and Ongole stations.
* **Administrative Jurisdiction:** Valluru village, Tanguturu Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh.
**Legal Provisions**
* **Authority:** The notification is issued by the Central Government under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Acquisition Power:** The government declares its formal intention to acquire the land specified in the attached schedule for public purposes.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) under section 20D(2) of the Act shall be final.
**Land Details**
* **Total Area:** Approximately 5.78 acres (2.305 hectares).
* **Land Types:** The acquisition covers various classifications including "Inam Dry," "G.D. Patta," "Railway," and "Road" land.
* **Survey Numbers:** The schedule lists 21 distinct survey and sub-division numbers (e.g., 520-2A1, 521-1B1, 692-2) subject to acquisition.
**Objection and Inspection Procedures**
* **Submission Deadline:** Objections must be submitted in writing within 30 days from the date of the gazette publication.
* **Hearing Rights:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner by the Competent Authority.
* **Document Access:** Detailed land plans and project information are available for inspection at the office of the CALA.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons in Valluru Village**
**Impact:**
Private and communal land holdings across 21 survey points are slated for government acquisition, affecting property rights and current land use.
**Action Required:**
Must submit written objections stating specific grounds to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, within 30 days if they oppose the acquisition or use of the land.
**Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Ongole / CALA**
**Impact:**
Designated as the primary authority responsible for managing the legal and administrative process of land acquisition.
**Action Required:**
Must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to either allow or disallow the objections.
**Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway)**
**Impact:**
Authorized to proceed with the Special Railway Project once the land acquisition process is legally finalized.
**Action Required:**
Coordinate with the CALA for land transfer and proceed with the construction of the Road Over Bridge at LC No. 199.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises its power to acquire land for railway-related public purposes.
Ministry of Railways: The central ministry, specifically through the South Central Railway, responsible for the execution of the project and issuing the acquisition notification.
Construction of Road Over Bridge at Level Crossing No. 199: The specific Special Railway Project between Surareddipalem and Ongole stations that necessitates the land acquisition.
Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole: The designated Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) responsible for hearing objections and managing the acquisition process.
Valluru Village, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh: The primary location where the land is being acquired and where the railway project is to be executed.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1349] नई कदल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, माच च19, 2026/फाल्ग नु 28, 1947 13, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 1349] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026/PHALGUNA 28, 1947 ss, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण मध्य रेलव( े
अजधसचू ना
जसकंदराबाद, 16 माच,च 2026
का.आ. 1414(अ).—रेलवे अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 20A की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करते हुए (जिसे आग े“उि अजधजनयम” कहा गया ह)ै , केंद्र सरकार, इस तथ्य से संतष्टु होने के पश्चात ्कक सावचिजनक
उद्देश्य की पूर्तच हते ,ु अनुसूची म ेंसंलग्न भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण, आंध्र प्रदिे राज्य के प्रकािम ज़िले के टंगुटूरु मंडल के वल्लरुू
ग्राम में सुरारेड्डीपालेम – ओंगोल स्ट्टेिनों के बीच कक.मी. 280/24–26 पर समपार संख्या 199 के स्ट्थान पर सड़क ऊपरी
पुल के जनमाणच , अथाचत ् एक जविेष रेलवे पररयोिना के जनष्पादन के जलए आवश्यक है, एतद ्द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण
करने की अपनी मंिा घोजषत करती ह।ै
कोई भी व्यजि, िो उि भूजम म ेंरुजच रखता ह,ै वह इस अजधसचू ना के रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से तीस (30)
कदनों की अवजध के भीतर, उि अजधजनयम की धारा 20D की उप-धारा (1) के अंतगचत, उपयिुच उद्देश्य के जलए उि भूजम के
अजधग्रहण और उपयोग पर आपजत्तयााँ प्रस्ट्तुत कर सकता ह।ै
प्रत्येक ऐसी आपजत्त सिम प्राजधकारी, अथातच ् रािस्ट्व मडं ल अजधकारी, ओंगोल, प्रकािम जिला को जलजखत रूप म ें
प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी तथा उसम ें आपजत्त के आधार स्ट्पष्ट रूप से अंककत ककए िाएंगे। सिम प्राजधकारी, अथाचत ् रािस्ट्व मडं ल
अजधकारी, ओंगोल, प्रकािम जिला, आपजत्त करन े वाल े व्यजि को व्यजिगत रूप स े अथवा कानूनी प्रैजटटिनर के माध्यम स े
सुनवाई का अवसर प्रदान करेगा और सभी ऐसी आपजत्तयों को सुनने के पश्चात ् तथा भूजम अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम
1967 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
प्राजधकारी (CALA) द्वारा आवश्यक समझी िाने वाली ककसी भी अजतररि िााँच के उपरांत, आदेि द्वारा ऐसी आपजत्तयों को
स्ट्वीकृत अथवा अस्ट्वीकृत कर सकता ह।ै
उि अजधजनयम की धारा 20(D) की उप-धारा (ii) के अंतगचत भूजम अिचन हते ु सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा ककया गया
कोई भी आदेि अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगचत आन े वाली भूजम की भूजम योिनाए ाँ एवं अन्य जववरण उपलब्ध ह ैं तथा इच्छुक व्यजि
सिम प्राजधकारी (CALA) के उपयुचि कायाचलय में उनका अवलोकन कर सकते ह।ैं
अनसु चू ी
अजधग्रहण म ेंभजू मयों का जववरण: आध्रं प्रदेि राज्य के प्रकािम ज़िल ेके टंगटु ूरु मडं ल के वल्लरुू ग्राम म ें
सरु ारेड्डीपालमे – ओंगोल स्ट्टेिनों के बीच कक .मी. 280/24–26 पर समपार सख्ं या 199 के स्ट्थान पर सड़क ऊपरी पलु के
जनमाणच हते ।ु
सविे ण
प्रस्ट्ताजवत प्रस्ट्ताजवत RSR/FLR के
क्रम मडं ल गावाँ का सख्ं या भूजम का
ित्रे फल ित्रे फल अनसु ार भजू म
स.ं का नाम नाम & उप- स्ट्वरूप
( एकड़ म ें) ( हटे टर म ें) का वगीकरण
जवभािन
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 520-2A1 0.32 0.129 इनाम सूखी बािंत्री
2 520- बािंत्री
0.05 0.020 इनाम सूखी
2B1(P)
3 521-1B2 0.11 0.0445 G.D पट्टा
4 521-1B1 0.125 0.050 G.D पट्टा
5 521-1B1 0.125 0.050 G.D पट्टा
6 521-2B 0.38 0.15 G.D पट्टा
7 521-3B 0.39 0.153 G.D पट्टा
8 521-1A 0.04 0.016 G.D पट्टा
9 522-1 0.25 0.101 G.D पट्टा
10 522-1 0.31 0.125 G.D पट्टा
टंगुटूरु वल्लरुू
11 692-1 0.10 0.040 G.D पट्टा
12 692-1 0.07 0.028 G.D पट्टा
13 692-1 0.06 0.020 G.D पट्टा
14 692-1 0.05 0.020 G.D पट्टा
15 692-2 1.00 0.404 G.D पट्टा
16 692-2 0.85 0.343 G.D पट्टा
17 692-3 0.02 0.008 G.D पट्टा
18 692-3 0.01 0.004 G.D पट्टा
19 693 0.22 0.089 G.D पट्टा
20 694 1.08 0.437 G.P रेलव े
21 695 0.22 0.089 G.P सड़क
Total 5.78 2.305
[फा. सं. RSP/Gazette/20A/LC.No.199/GDR-BZA/BZA]
मनोि कुमार, सीई / सी / आरएसपी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Secunderabad, the 16th March, 2026
S.O. 1414(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the
public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for the
execution of The Special Railway Project namely, “Construction of Road Over Bridge in Lieu of Level Crossing (LC)
No. 199 at Km.280/24-26 between Surareddipalem – Ongole stations” at Valluru village of Tanguturu Mandal in
Prakasam District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, hereby declares its intension to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose
under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act.
Every such objection, shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole,
Prakasam District in writing and shall be set out the grounds there of and the Competent Authority Revenue Divisional
Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal
practitioner and may. After hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any as the Competent
Authority for Land Acquisition(CALA) thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition under sub section (ii) of section 20(D) of
the said act shall be final.
The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected
by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority (CALA).
SCHEDULE
Description of Lands in Acquisition: Construction of Road Over Bridge in Lieu of Level Crossing (LC) No. 199
at Km.280/24-26 between Surareddipalem – Ongole stations at Valluru village of Tanguturu Mandal in
Prakasam District in the State of Andhra Pradesh
Classification
Sy.No & Proposed Proposed
SI. Name of Name of Of the lands Nature Of
Sub- Extent In Extent In
No. Mandal Village As per Land
Division Acres Hectares
RSR/FLR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 520-2A1 0.32 0.129 Inam DRY Bajantrilu
2 520-2B1(P) 0.05 0.020 Inam Dry Bajantrilu
3 521-1B2 0.11 0.0445 G.D PATTA
4 521-1B1 0.125 0.050 G.D PATTA
5 521-1B1 0.125 0.050 G.D PATTA
6 521-2B 0.38 0.15 G.D PATTA
7 521-3B 0.39 0.153 G.D PATTA
8 Tanguturu Valluru 521-1A 0.04 0.016 G.D PATTA
9 522-1 0.25 0.101 G.D PATTA
10 522-1 0.31 0.125 G.D PATTA
11 692-1 0.10 0.040 G.D PATTA
12 692-1 0.07 0.028 G.D PATTA
13 692-1 0.06 0.020 G.D PATTA
14 692-1 0.05 0.020 G.D PATTA
15 692-2 1.00 0.404 G.D PATTA
16 692-2 0.85 0.343 G.D PATTA4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
17 692-3 0.02 0.008 G.D PATTA
18 692-3 0.01 0.004 G.D PATTA
19 693 0.22 0.089 G.D PATTA
20 694 1.08 0.437 G.P RAILWAY
21 695 0.22 0.089 G.P ROAD
Total 5.78 2.305
[F. No. RSP/Gazette/20A/LC.No.199/GDR-BZA/BZA]
MANOJ KUMAR, CE/C/RSP
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